Apocalypse World OOC

[Warning]

So I could theoretically ask another question as well and see what hx I collect from it. Although, I don't wanna step on anyone's toes there. Only the highlight really scares me since it's not for us to decide what stat we have to use to level. But yeah. Still weird though because it says "choose the characters with most hx". +1 will never be highest. And one of my 3 questions is +3 and the other two are +2 so if 3 different people answer these questions, the +3 automatically wins. XD But yeah, I know hx go on during the game too so yeeeah.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

1 hour ago, SataiRolePlayingGuy said:

Alright, let's go with the big question for Leon:

"Which one of you most evidently dislikes and distrusts me?"

Yeah, this is the only asked question without an answer right now and then after that is answered Kiyo’s second question will go up.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

14 minutes ago, Warning said:

So I could theoretically ask another question as well and see what hx I collect from it. Although, I don't wanna step on anyone's toes there. Only the highlight really scares me since it's not for us to decide what stat we have to use to level. But yeah. Still weird though because it says "choose the characters with most hx". +1 will never be highest. And one of my 3 questions is +3 and the other two are +2 so if 3 different people answer these questions, the +3 automatically wins. XD But yeah, I know hx go on during the game too so yeeeah.

For now the idea seems to be to just have one open question at a time.  Your other questions will get asked but it looks like it will be in the order of me, Chiyako, you, only possibly shifting if one of us answers the other’s question, since the next should come from someone who neither asked or answered the previous question.  But if anyone other than Chiyako answers mine, and anyone other than you answers Chiyako’s next one, it should follow that order.

Edited March 1 by SataiRolePlayingGuy

[Warning]

I suppose I will see since I try to go with what question and character I seem to work more with. Yours by example, I feel like many could say "me" because well, brainer is in general creepy don't seem very likeable and I think that's what the playbook "jokes" about. It's seeking who dislikes or distrust you the most. XD I feel that'd warrant a discussion.

P.S.: Even if I did answer chiyako, which could happen, hx are one way, not two way. Even if I had hx+3 with them, doesn't mean they have that number with me. I might like or not mind them but they could hate me somehow. So again, I don't think who answers the questions matter "much", as long as there's one character per question asked. Right?

Edited March 1 by Warning

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Yeah, figure just about anyone other than probably Jasmine could reasonably answer that one.  I have to see still exactly how I play him, but I suspect he will have a different personality but some similar issues bonding with people as my other off club telepath.

[Warning]

I don't know the character itself, of course. Just like a healer can be serious faced, A brainer could... somehow be likeable. But that question screams "I am here to be disliked. Who dislikes me the most?". This poor character is like 0 to -10 friendship with everyone. XD Just kidding but it's funny how the playbook throw that so casually, to be honest. :P

[Chiyako]

I just answered one for Kiyo (helping Cassia saving a life) so I'll chill and let someone else take Leon's question there.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

I don’t mind who answers, though it might make most sense for it to be either Cassia or Kiyo, if only because Violetta answered his first question, and Jasmine is the one character that probably would not answer that.  Unless it makes sense to have Violetta double up on answers.  It may or may not depend on whether on whether they already met, how aggressive Leon is on that whole mating/pride thing and if he has figured out yet whether Cassia is the one character he does not have a chance with there.

[Warning]

Cassia might not like his type but I don't think she's the one to dislike him the most. But I suppose this is why this kind of topic requires communication to see how badly every other characters would react to him. The worst one is the winner for the hx. Around a table, it would definitely make a lot of sense to discuss such things, at the very least.

Edited March 1 by Warning

[WritesNaughtyStories]

3 hours ago, Warning said:

Trying to find a good healer/angel name.

Patch or Patches

Stitch

Soothe

Mercy

Anubis

Blood

Sponge

Bones

[Chiyako]

I think for Kiyo it would depend on how long she has known Leon and how, let's say, frisky he has tried to get with her. If she has known him long enough she would probably over trust him. If not then she could definitely be the one to answer for that (or if he has tried being a bit too frisky too quickly).

[WritesNaughtyStories]

1 hour ago, Warning said:

I might like or not mind them but they could hate me somehow.

Hx doesn't measure how much people like each other, it measures how well they KNOW each other. You can hate someone and know everything about them. You can love someone and know almost nothing about them .

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

It is of a question of degree of course.  Who dislikes or distrusts him the most.  But not necessarily an intense dislike or distrust, if nobody is that put off by the whole Brainer thing or his desires, just more than the others.

19 minutes ago, Chiyako said:

I think for Kiyo it would depend on how long she has known Leon and how, let's say, frisky he has tried to get with her. If she has known him long enough she would probably over trust him. If not then she could definitely be the one to answer for that (or if he has tried being a bit too frisky too quickly).

That’s a good question.  Jasmine reduces his needs somewhat, but he wants a proper pride, multiple women and have to see other than Jasmine and maybe Violetta, how much experience he has with women who aren’t from that culture.  He knows he has to treat others differently, but if he knows Kiyo, he has probably been tempted to at least test her interest.  But if he did, how far he pushed it, and how successful is he was are all in question.

[IsabellaRose]

2 hours ago, Chiyako said:

I just answered one for Kiyo (helping Cassia saving a life) so I'll chill and let someone else take Leon's question there.

I already answered a Leon question- he’s been watching Violetta, and a Kiyo question. So that just leaves questions from Cassia and Jasmine for me to answer. 

1 hour ago, Warning said:

Cassia might not like his type but I don't think she's the one to dislike him the most. But I suppose this is why this kind of topic requires communication to see how badly every other characters would react to him. The worst one is the winner for the hx. Around a table, it would definitely make a lot of sense to discuss such things, at the very least.

With PbtA games it works best if you just grab a question, answer it, and build canon. So if you answer Leon’s question and run with it- you dislike him th most. Done. Now it’s canon. It doesn’t have to stay that way, but it gives you a starting point, something to use to build backstory with. 

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

I've been thinking a little more for Kiyo.  If they know each other, and if he tried to make a move on her, to see how she might react to it and think of him.  I suppose it partially depends on how long they knew each other and how long he waited.  That said, he was probably honest, whether that was good or bad, that he hoped for more than a one time thing, but also that he also did not only want one woman, he already had a woman and hoped that she would be one of at least a few.  While not trying to hurt her, he might have been aggressive, trying to show his strength, that he was strong enough to deserve it, maybe to protect her too.

[Chiyako]

I suppose then it'd be between Kiyo and Cassia then for Leon's question. Out of the two maybe Kiyo is the one most likely not to trust him so I don't mind answering that one for Kiyo, especially if we take into account Leon possibly having made a slightly more aggressive move.

Let's say Kiyo is the one that distrusts and maybe dislikes Leon the most. She hasn't been around him enough to quite trust him yet (maybe she is still relatively new to the crew) and gets weird vibes from him since maybe she has caught him watching her a bit too much, and perhaps his attempts at aggressively checking her interest have failed in the short time they have known one another (maybe he was being aggressive and direct but not quite direct enough for someone as ignorant as Kiyo, and so she misconstrued the situation as one where he was trying to harm her, and that rubbed her the wrong way).

On that note, I think I should ask a second question from Kiyo next. So:

Which one of you has fought shoulder to shoulder with me? I'll be marking Hx+2 for them.

[IsabellaRose]

It would have made more sense for Violetta to answer that one for Kiyo! Lol

[Chiyako]

4 minutes ago, IsabellaRose said:

It would have made more sense for Violetta to answer that one for Kiyo! Lol

Definitely possibly true!

But this does give them an excuse to do that more in the future! And maybe make nice through it!

Or argue in conflict while in extended conflict!

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

It’s a question Leon would have wanted to say yes to, but looks like he might have to wait his chance to build that trust and make progress on his goal by doing it later.

[Warning]

I might just change her name to Seraphina and be done with that. Cassia is not bad but it sounds... slightly off... And if I wanted Anubis, I'd use Bastet and she's not very healer. Now my issue is keeping it might bother me but changing it will just tell me I can't decide on a name so I'm stuck in a void. I asked the AI a few times and it gives... special answers.

Also, I prefer not just building sudden canon out of nowhere even if I know it's the point. If it was as easy as this, though, we'd just pull questions and answers randomly from a hat. I will try to at least curve things toward what I want out of my character in this. At least as much as possible... Then I will see where that brings me. So I'll play by the rules for it.

Also, I don't think I answer that question. Fighting shoulder to shoulder would mean like going gun blazing or etc. I doubt my character would have done that in her position. That's something for a fighting class. (Considering Kiyo is a gunlugger, too?) And we're what... 4 characters if we include mine? Am I forgetting someone...? Trying to see my options.

Edited March 1 by Warning

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Will wait a little longer, but if neither Warning or Dreams wants to answer it, alternatively, that could be where where Leon screwed up.  Maybe he made his move too soon, after such a fight.

[Chiyako]

@Warning Seraphina is also a lovely name! I don't think there is anything wrong with changing it, since we haven't actually started the roleplay yet. If that feels better for you then you should definitely make the change. Also yeah, I would agree since Seraphina is not very combat focused, and avoids hurting people, that maybe she might fit another question better. All told there is Kiyo, Leon, Violetta, Jasmine, and your character.

Technically Violetta and Jasmine have asked all their questions (Violetta asks everyone the same question and Jasmine doesn't ask anyone questions besides whoever holds her leash, since she then shares answers with the holder of her leash, in this case Leon). So it is really Kiyo, Leon, and your character asking questions to one another (although Violetta can also answer them).

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Leon is probably the best fit for the question, other than Violetta who has already answered.  But Dreams does have quite a bit to catch up, and give her a chance to answer it if she wants.  Of course Jasmine and Cassia/Seraphina would be more likely to answer our last questions.

[WritesNaughtyStories]

3 minutes ago, Warning said:

Also, I prefer not just building sudden canon out of nowhere even if I know it's the point.

That's how the game works. Those are the conversations that define it. I will ask you for a lot of information about the world - it tells me, and everyone else - what's important to you, what cool visions you have.

 

7 minutes ago, Warning said:

Fighting shoulder to shoulder would mean like going gun blazing or etc. I doubt my character would have done that in her position. That's something for a fighting class.

"Fight shoulder to shoulder" could mean a lot of things. Maybe there was a shoot out and everyone except you ran away, leaving Kiyo alone, outnumbered and bleeding and you patched her up enough that she got away alive. Maybe that fight is what you're an angel now.

It's not a game where we need a DPS, a buffer, a shield and a healer. The fiction drives the game. Almost all of what we know about the world has come from the players.

[Warning]

Well, I figure that since she is also not a frail type, being called Sera or Phina (Both possible nicknames) might not bother her, if not irk her a little depending on who tries the friendliness with her. It might sound better in spelling than Cassia, I think. I don't know. But yeah... She is not combat focused but she also isn't peachy. The image showed a strong belly.

Not every angels are well trained but this one takes her training seriously. (Body training, not combat practice.) A good exercise makes sure she can run to the battlefield and do what she has to in order to save people. At least that's my headcanon about her. It's kinda what I like about her stat share too, it seems to work well toward what I wanted out of her.

 

11 minutes ago, WritesNaughtyStories said:

That's how the game works. Those are the conversations that define it. I will ask you for a lot of information about the world - it tells me, and everyone else - what's important to you, what cool visions you have.

 

"Fight shoulder to shoulder" could mean a lot of things. Maybe there was a shoot out and everyone except you ran away, leaving Kiyo alone, outnumbered and bleeding and you patched her up enough that she got away alive. Maybe that fight is what you're an angel now.

It's not a game where we need a DPS, a buffer, a shield and a healer. The fiction drives the game. Almost all of what we know about the world has come from the players.

To be honest, the way I see the game, we also have lot of choices on our hand, RNG aside. Nothing forces us to even answer questions, for one. (Leaving us at +1hx for that character who asked). It's the one who place themselves into them with their answer that get the points. Sometimes, we see something that works and that's what I'm fishing for myself.

Also, you're right for the 2nd part. With her personality, it could definitely have been a "this girl needs my support and we're under heavy fire and she is the offensive." As for the last part, I already knew that I was not joining a Final Fantasy RP. Doesn't stop me from being a mmo character created healer, does it? :P I'll follow the lore and do what I have to. :D

As I go, I'll try to share my part of the story. It's just, I am trying to do lot of things at once now so I'm trying to take things steps by steps, too. I'm going along with the playbook for now and I know the MC will do a lot for us players with the run as it goes. As a newbie into it, I'm trying to adapt as quick as I can to how it works. I think it's not going too bad.

Edited March 1 by Warning